Passing ball



Jan. 18, 1938. 1 KLECKA 2,105,86

PASSING BALL Filed June l2, 1937 I lnuenfor ma/w Weg/@ V .4 Horneys Patented Jan. 18, 1938 l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PASSING BALL Joseph Klecka, Downers Grove, lll.

Application June 12, 1937, Serial No. 147,959

1 Claim. (Cl. 273-58) My invention relates to an especially new and or covering, which may be made of velvet, velour, improved passing object or missile in the form or equivalent material. of a hand-ball of the type calculated to promote In constructing my ball-like pellet 3 I provide a wholesome fun and amusement when thrown core or filling 4 of sawdust, straw, or equivalent 5 from o-r at the participants in a free-for-all material. I then provide a surrounding inclosure 5 game. of raw cotton or equivalent material 5, which The principal object of the invention is to proserves as a padding, and has a tendency to make vide such a device to be used in recreational acthe object soft and pliable. The ball-like pellet tivities to promote an outdoor sport for healthy 3 is then finished by providing a confining jacket exercise and recreation. 6 which is preferably made of velvet, velour, or 10 Another object of the invention is to provide other soft material. After the article is thus such a device in which novel means are employed built up from the core or filling 4, the padding embodying a ball-like pellet constructed of ex- Of raw cotton 5, the sections of the jacket or celsior, sawdust, or other soft material, and havcovering' 6 are suitably sewed or otherwise joined ing a layer of raw cotton, and a conning jacket tOgether, aS indicated by the numeral 1. 15 for the raw cotton, and having a plush-like outer From the foregoing it Will be apparent that I finish, which will reduce the tendency to injure have produced a device which is novel and unique, a person when struck by the said ball-like pellet. and o-ne which will engender a spirit of activity Another object of the invention is to provide a t0 promote en Outdoor SpOrt having recreational device which is characterized by simplicity, eibenets and healthful exercise. 2o cient construction and inexpensiveness to manu- It iS thought that persons skilled in the art facture. to which the invention relates will be able to ob- Other objects and advantages will be apparent tain a clear understanding of the invention after during the following description. considering the description in connection with the With the foregoing in view, the invention refrafWng- Therefore, a more lengthy description 25 sides in the novel subject matter hereinafter de- 1S regarded as unnecessaryscribed and claimed, the description boing Sup- Since encellent results are obtainable from the plemented by the accompanying drawing, in details disclosed, they are preferably followed. which: P Iowever, within the scope of the claimed inven- Figure 1 is a top plan View of the device partly tion, numerous modifications may of course be 30 broken away; and mdam Figure 2 is a central sectional view taken on the une 2 2 of Figure l. In a game and fun provoking missile, a hand ball comprising a padded filler of sawdust, a surwmn as the mventin the numeral 3 desi nate th b M said core, and an outer soft surfaced jacket havt g s e a ing plush-like finish and constituting a protective like pellet constructed 1n accordance with the covering for said sawdust and said cotton said principles of the present invention, which may be sawdust fluor, cotton and conning jacket 'being o elthel Clfulaf rect/anwalt 01 any preferred compressed to form a soft hand ball, and having 40 form. The numeral 4 deslgnetes the @Ore 0r flla flat-like form, the sections of said jacket being ing. The numeral 5 designates the raw cotton sewed together. padding, and the numeral 6 designates the jacket JOSEPH KLECKA. 

